Emergency Plan for UMBC Athletic Department

Campus police (410-455-5555) are to be contacted
whenever an ambulance is needed on campus. The police dispatcher
will call 911 and send a police car to the appropriate campus
entrance to direct the ambulance to the scene. A police officer
will also report to the scene prior to the arrival of the
ambulance. If needed AEDs are available in both training
rooms.

Game and practices
1. Athletic Trainer assesses the situation and determines a medical
emergency.
2. A call is placed on cellular phone to Campus Police 410-455-5555
to obtain an ambulance.
3. If a cellular phone is not available a bystander (student
trainer or coach/staff) is to call Campus Police X55555 from campus
phone to obtain an ambulance.
4. Athletic department staff will assist with opening gates/doors
providing access for ambulance crew.
5. Athletic trainer remains for conclusion of game, student trainer
or other athletic department staff will travel with athlete to
hospital if parents are not on site. Insurance information is sent
with injured athlete. If injured athlete is from visiting team
– official member of traveling party may accompany athlete in
ambulance. Student trainer will follow in van.

Telephone location
• For Baseball and Softball - Stadium Press Box
• For Soccer or Lacrosse Games - Stadium Training Room Office
campus phone
• Blue Emergency phone (direct line to Police) located outside
stadium road gate.
• For Indoor and Outdoor Pool events campus phone located on
wall to right of pool offices
• For Tennis Courts Blue Emergency Phone located at far end of
courts towards the center of campus
• For RAC Arena Events campus Phone located on wall of the
side of the RAC entrance

Information to be given to Campus Police
- Identify yourself
- Give the location
- type of injury/ what happened
- number of victims
- age of victims
- what is being done for care of victims

The nearest Emergency Room is located at St. Agnes Hospital
which is several miles down Wilkens Avenue. Address 900 S. Caton
Avenue, Baltimore. The severity of the injury will determine where
the injured athlete is transported. Severe head and neck injuries
are taken to University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Unit. Most
emergency situations will be referred to St. Agnes Hospital.